The 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team represented the

University of Hawaii at Manoa A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

during the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 58th season of existence, and their first season in the

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. In the Warriors' first season in the WAC, they won divisional and conference honors, winning the South Division regular season, and the WAC Championship Series against

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. The Rainbow Warriors received an automatic berth into the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, they won the Central Regional and advanced to the

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, where they lost in the final to

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Background

The 1979 season saw the Rainbow Warriors finish with an overall record of 69-15, including notable wins over Vanderbilt,

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, and

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. Their record provided the Warriors with an at-large berth into the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Warriors lost in the midwest regional final to

Roster

Schedule

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, , W 9–0 , , 4–0 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 3 , , UH-Hilo , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–3 , , 5–0 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 9 , , UH-Hilo , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 10–3 , , 6–0 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 10 , , UH-Hilo , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–1 , , 7–0 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 10 , , UH-Hilo , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 13–2 , , 8–0 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 15 , ,

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, , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 11–13 , , 8–1 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 15 , , Arizona State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 8–7 , , 9–1 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 16 , , Arizona State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 8–6 , , 10–1 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 16 , , Arizona State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 13–2 , , 11–1 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 17 , , Arizona State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 11–13 , , 11–2 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 17 , , Arizona State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 4–2 , , 12–2 , , — , - align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 29 , ,

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, , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 3–2 , , 13–2 , , — , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 1 , , Oklahoma , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 1–2 , , 13–3 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 1 , , Oklahoma , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 11–1 , , 14–3 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 2 , , Oklahoma , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 0–1 , , 14–4 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 2 , , Oklahoma , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 8–7 , , 15–4 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 3 , , Oklahoma , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 5–6 , , 15–5 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 7 , ,

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, , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–6 , , 16–5 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 7 , , Murray State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 16–7 , , 17–5 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 8 , , Murray State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 6–0 , , 18–5 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 8 , , Murray State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 12–6 , , 19–5 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 9 , , Murray State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–3 , , 20–5 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 10 , ,

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, , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 2–6 , , 20–6 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 12 , , Wichita State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 1–6 , , 20–7 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 12 , , Wichita State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 8–9 , , 20–8 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 13 , , Wichita State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–3 , , 21–8 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 18 , , Kearney State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 9–0 , , 22–8 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 18 , , Kearney State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 11–0 , , 23–8 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 21 , ,

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, , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 6–1 , , 24–8 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 22 , , Cal State Los Angeles , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 8–3 , , 25–8 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 24 , ,

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, , W 15–8 , , 31–9 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 4 , , at UTEP , , Dudley Field • El Paso, TX , , W 10–6 , , 32–9 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 5 , , at UTEP , , Dudley Field • El Paso, TX , , W 12–8 , , 33–9 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 5 , , at UTEP , , Dudley Field • El Paso, TX , , W 12–4 , , 34–9 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 7 , , at Wichita State , ,

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, , W 9–1 , , 35–9 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 8 , , at Wichita State , , Shocker Field • Wichita, KS , , W 12–6 , , 36–9 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , at

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, , W 6–1 , , 37–9 , , 5–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , at New Mexico , , UNM Ballpark • Albuquerque, NM , , W 13–11 , , 38–9 , , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 11 , , at New Mexico , , UNM Ballpark • Albuquerque, NM , , L 0–14 , , 38–10 , , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 11 , , at New Mexico , , UNM Ballpark • Albuquerque, NM , , L 6–11 , , 38–11 , , 6–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 17 , ,

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, , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–4 , , 39–11 , , 7–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 18 , , San Diego State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 11–4 , , 40–11 , , 8–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 19 , , San Diego State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 6–5 , , 41–11 , , 9–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 19 , , San Diego State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–4 , , 42–11 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 20 , , San Diego State , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 4–9 , , 42–12 , , 10–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 24 , , UTEP , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 9–4 , , 43–12 , , 11–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 25 , , UTEP , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 10–2 , , 44–12 , , 12–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 25 , , UTEP , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–1 , , 45–12 , , 13–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 26 , , UTEP , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 9–0 , , 46–12 , , 14–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 26 , , UTEP , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 7–6 , , 47–12 , , 15–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 27 , , UTEP , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 1–10 , , 47–13 , , 15–4 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 2 , , at San Diego State , , SDSU Ballpark •

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, , W 7–1 , , 48–13 , , 16–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 2 , , at San Diego State , , SDSU Ballpark • San Diego, CA , , L 2–3 , , 48–14 , , 16–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 3 , , at San Diego State , , SDSU Ballpark • San Diego, CA , , L 5–8 , , 48–15 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 3 , , at San Diego State , , SDSU Ballpark • San Diego, CA , , W 9–3 , , 49–15 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 7 , , New Mexico , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 8–7 , , 50–15 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 8 , , New Mexico , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , L 1–4 , , 50–16 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 8 , , New Mexico , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 11–10 , , 51–16 , , — , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 9 , , New Mexico , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 9–0 , , 52–17 , , 17–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 9 , , New Mexico , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 4–3 , , 53–17 , , 18–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 10 , , New Mexico , , UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI , , W 4–2 , , 54–17 , , 19–5 , - , - ! style="background:#02452f;color:white;", Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 16 , ,

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, , W 7–6 , , 60–17 , , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 1 , , vs. St. John's , , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , W 7–6 , , 61–17 , , 7–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 3 , , vs.

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, , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , W 9–3 , , 62–17 , , 8–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 4 , , vs.

, , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , L 4–5 , , 62–18 , , 8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 5 , , vs. Arizona , , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , L 3–5 , , 62–19 , , 8–2 , -

Warriors in the 1980 MLB Draft

The following members of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball program were drafted in the

1980 Major League Baseball Draft First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft. Compensation Picks Other notable players *Tim Teufel, 2nd round, 38th overall Minnesota Twins *Dan Plesac, 2nd round, 41st overall S ...

References

External links

WAC Record Book

UH Manoa Baseball Record Book
{{Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball navbox

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